Last stocked
May 2, 2026
Plants on record
86
Species recorded
3
Elevation
4,321 ft
Access and facts
- Water type
- river section
- Nearest town
- Troutdale, VA
Big Wilson Creek forms part of the boundary between the Little Wilson Creek Wilderness and Grayson Highlands State Park. USFS trailheads off Forest Roads 4103, 4104 and 613, plus VA-817, reach the creek and its 1.9-mile Big Wilson Creek Trail.
Sources: water_type , shore_notes , nearest_town
How Big Wilson Creek is stocked
The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of February. In 2026 it was January 15, 2026, earlier than usual.
Middle Fox Creek (9.7 mi) and Fox Creek (11 mi) were stocked more recently. Middle Fox Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Brook Trout and Fox Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Brook Trout.
Fish at Big Wilson Creek
Fishing Big Wilson Creek is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout accounts for 32 of 46 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout and one more.
Rainbow Trout 32 plants
- Plants
- 32 of 86
- Last stocked
- May 2, 2026
Brook Trout 7 plants
- Plants
- 7 of 86
- Last stocked
- April 7, 2026
Brown Trout 7 plants
- Plants
- 7 of 86
- Last stocked
- May 2, 2025
Stocking history
Showing 15 of 86 plants Showing 86 plants
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 23, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 7, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 18, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 6, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 15, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 18, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 10, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 2, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 2, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 2, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 28, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 14, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 27, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 11, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| February 3, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 17, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 28, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 24, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 4, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 4, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 24, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 10, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 10, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 11, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 21, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 1, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| October 10, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| May 6, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 26, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 26, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 13, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 24, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 2, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| December 5, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 14, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 7, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 26, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 11, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 18, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2022 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| January 12, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 4, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| October 18, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 20, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 28, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 13, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 19, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 2, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| February 4, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| December 11, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| October 16, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| May 26, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 20, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 8, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 20, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 5, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| January 22, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| November 4, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| October 8, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| May 4, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 23, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 1, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 19, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 5, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| February 1, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| December 5, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| October 5, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| May 5, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 19, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 3, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 21, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 6, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| January 26, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| November 1, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| October 6, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| May 6, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 26, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 12, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 14, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 4, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| February 3, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| December 13, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
| October 13, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
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Species stocked here
Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.